Fire Breaks
It should be remembered that the safest kind of fire-break, and the cheapest, is made by ploughing around the area two parallel strips about 1…
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Fires & bushfires, 1905
165 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 3 of 9
Tie Tale for To-day. Coals of Fire
It was a calm, clear night, and the moon shone with unclouded glory over the large grounds of the Grenfell Hotel, Dafe-on-sea…
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Our Back Creek correspondent writes:—"A bush fire broke out on Mr Kennedy's selection of Thursday last. The day was an extremely…
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ABOUT half past four o'clock this morning a fire broke out on the premises owned by Mrs Sanderson, dressmaker at West Wyalong, opposite Dunn's Club Hotel…
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Residents of Central Wyalong were desturbed by cries of "Fire" early yes terday morning. Investigation proved that the premises of Mrs Sanderson…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pantomime Fire Stage and Scenery Destroyed. at Crouch End Opera House
Sinbad the Sailor, his chorus of pretty girls and "supers," paraded the stage, sang their songs and cracked their jokes throughout…
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Metaphorically speaking, this dis[?] trict has been f[?]e from any serious outbreaks of fire and landholders were congra [?]ing themselves upon the…
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On Tuesday night last the Tattersall Club Hotel had a narrow escape from destruction by fire. By some means an outbreak occurred in the woodheap…
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AT the Barmedman Police Court on Thursday. Mr James McKensey, P.M, had several cases of careless use of fire to adjudicate upon. Three cases of gross…
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Relative to a paragraph which appeared in this paper some time ago to the effect that a district resident had broken open a dry bait picked up in a…
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Mr T Pearce's private residence in Gap Street had a narrow escape from destruction by fire on Monday evening last. Just about 8 o'clock the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Putting Out a Big Fire. An Evening Trip With the Brigade
Imagine yourself in a barrack-like building with many rooms and a great courtyard in the rear. Engines with funnels of polished brass, their woodwork…
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Our Barmedman correspondent writes that a serious fire occurred in the district during the latter part of last week. The residence of Mr D…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Careless Use of Fire (Before Mr J. McKensey, P.M.)
A case was heard at the Barmedman Police Court on Wednesday last before His Worship, Mr McKensey, dealing with the careless use of fire. It was…
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The above Social, to raise funds for the purchase of a more up-to-date reel for the local Brigade, took place in the Royal Hall on Easter Monday night…
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An important discussion on the subject of protection against bush fires took place at the annual meeting of the Wagga branch of the Farmers and…
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In the principal street of Melbourne last week a main broke in a sewer and the escaping gas coming in contact with the protecting lights shot up a…
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One of the most destructive fires which have occurred on the Tyne for years took place on the night of March 3, at the Commissioners Staiths, Whitehill Point…
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A butcher's shop and dwelling owned by John Finn, were destroyed by fire at Nyngan last week. The building and contents were both…
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On Friday, 18th June, 1876, a [?], most destructive to life and property, occurred in the carpet manufactory and wool works of Mr. James Templeton, at Ayr, the…
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